Lansdowne (also spelled Landsdown or Lansdown) is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[2] It was named after Lansdown, England.[3] Judge Samuel Johnston (1706–1785) owned a large estate here. Charles Stewart (1729–1800) married Mary Oakley Johnston (d. 1771), daughter of the judge, and lived in the mansion built here, Lansdown, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5][6]
Lansdowne, New Jersey | |
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Historic house Lansdown | |
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Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 74°54′23″W | |
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County | Hunterdon |
Township | Franklin |
Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 877671[1] |
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County seat: Flemington | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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